Monday, July 17, 2017

AI Learns to Lip-Sync From Audio ClipsUniversity of Washington researchers developed a deep learning-based system that converts audio files into realistic mouth shapes, which are then grafted onto and blended with the head of that person from another existing video.Read more >

Turn Your Selfies Into Chat StickersThe developers of Prisma, Apple’s 2016 iPhone App of the Year, launched their second AI-based app called Sticky AI that turns your selfies into stickers to use in messages and on social networks.Read more >

Simulating Chemical Attacks to Save LivesResearchers at University of Texas at San Antonio used a GPU-accelerated supercomputer to develop an early-warning intelligence system that could alert civilians to impending danger. Read more >

Deep Learning Key Copying ServiceNew York-based startup KeyMe recently raised $20 million in a Series B funding allows you to scan a key, either via mobile app or at one of their thousands in-store kiosk, and then ships you a key when you want a copy, or you can have one printed instantly at a kiosk. Read more >

NVIDIA Grant Alert: Up to $400K Available for Cancer ResearchThe NVIDIA Foundation is now accepting proposals for its annual Compute the Cure Cancer Research grant program, which supports researchers using innovative computing methods to advance the fight against cancer.Read more >